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His older brother, Waren Hamiltopn Lewis,who was known as warnie, had been born three years ___________________ in 1895.
What we should use here...should we use ago as referring to a specific time.
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His older brother, Waren Hamiltopn Lewis,who was known as warnie, had been born three years ___________________ in 1895.
What we should use here...should we use ago as referring to a specific time.
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You probably want to use "earlier" - but there are a number of other problems with your question such as spelling and capitalization, which make me wonder if you might get better help at English Language Learners Stack Exchange
– Mark Beadles
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How old is Warnie at the time of this story’s telling? 3? or older?
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His older brother, Waren Hamiltopn Lewis,who was known as warnie, had been born three years ___________________ in 1895.
What we should use here...should we use ago as referring to a specific time.
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His older brother, Waren Hamiltopn Lewis,who was known as warnie, had been born three years ___________________ in 1895.
What we should use here...should we use ago as referring to a specific time.
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You probably want to use "earlier" - but there are a number of other problems with your question such as spelling and capitalization, which make me wonder if you might get better help at English Language Learners Stack Exchange
– Mark Beadles
Dec 1 at 22:37
How old is Warnie at the time of this story’s telling? 3? or older?
– Jim
Dec 2 at 20:21
add a comment |
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You probably want to use "earlier" - but there are a number of other problems with your question such as spelling and capitalization, which make me wonder if you might get better help at English Language Learners Stack Exchange
– Mark Beadles
Dec 1 at 22:37
How old is Warnie at the time of this story’s telling? 3? or older?
– Jim
Dec 2 at 20:21
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You probably want to use "earlier" - but there are a number of other problems with your question such as spelling and capitalization, which make me wonder if you might get better help at English Language Learners Stack Exchange
– Mark Beadles
Dec 1 at 22:37
You probably want to use "earlier" - but there are a number of other problems with your question such as spelling and capitalization, which make me wonder if you might get better help at English Language Learners Stack Exchange
– Mark Beadles
Dec 1 at 22:37
How old is Warnie at the time of this story’s telling? 3? or older?
– Jim
Dec 2 at 20:21
How old is Warnie at the time of this story’s telling? 3? or older?
– Jim
Dec 2 at 20:21
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You probably want to use "earlier" - but there are a number of other problems with your question such as spelling and capitalization, which make me wonder if you might get better help at English Language Learners Stack Exchange
– Mark Beadles
Dec 1 at 22:37
How old is Warnie at the time of this story’s telling? 3? or older?
– Jim
Dec 2 at 20:21